Very interesting history at ATA. Too bad they took on a massive debt load a= t=20 exactly the wrong time. In a message dated 1/23/2006 5:36:35 PM Central Standard Time,=20 exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: A LOOK AT ATA OVER THE YEARS =E2=80=A2 1973: Latvia native J. George Mikelsons, former chief pilot and di= rector=20 of operations at Voyager 1000 travel club, forms his own club, Ambassadair.